Battle of Sabana Larga

Overview

The Battle of Sabana Larga was a major battle during the years after the Dominican War of Independence. It was fought on 24 January 1856 in Sabana Larga, Dajabón. A force of 8,000 Dominican troops of the Army of the North, led by General Juan Luis Franco Bidó, defeated a numerically larger force of 22,000 Haitian troops under Emperor Faustin I. Another part of the Haitian Army was entrenched in Jácuba near Puerto Plata, but were defeated by Pedro Florentino and General Lucas de Peña.

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Significance

The Battle of Sabana Larga was a major engagement fought in the Dajabón region during the final phase of the War of Dominican Independence. A Dominican force of around 8,000 troops from the Army of the North defeated a Haitian force reported at 22,000 under Emperor Faustin I, inflicting approximately 1,000 Haitian casualties. A simultaneous Haitian force entrenched near Puerto Plata at Jácuba was also defeated by Dominican commanders Pedro Florentino and Lucas de Peña. The twin victories demonstrated the Dominican military's capacity to repel a numerically superior invasion force on two fronts, reinforcing the republic's hold on its northern territories during the post-independence conflict with Haiti.

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